Objectives A systematic review of the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk
Evaluation (euroSCORE) II performance for prediction of operative mortality after cardiac …

Until recently, insufficient attention has been paid to the fact that surgical interventions are
complex. This complexity has several implications, including the way in which surgical …

Objectives Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common clinical complication,
with an underlying pathophysiology linked to heightened levels of neuroinflammation …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the impact of frailty in patients undergoing
percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR). Background: Frailty is common in elderly patients …

BACKGROUND: Administration of coagulation factor concentrates to treat bleeding after
cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass might be a strategy for reducing allogeneic …

It is widely accepted that the performance of the operating surgeon affects outcomes, and
this has led to the publication of surgical results in the public domain. However, the effect of …

Objective A careful choice of perioperative care strategies is pivotal to improve survival in
cardiac surgery. However, there is no general agreement or particular attention to which …

The anesthesiologist has been recognized as an integral member of the liver transplant
team, and previous studies have demonstrated that inter‐anesthesiologist variability can be …

Objectives To determine the relative contributions of patient risk profile, local and individual
clinical practice on length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery. Design Ten-year audit of …

Purpose Despite billions of doctor visits worldwide each year, little is known on whether
doctors themselves affect patients' physical health after accounting for intervention and …